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A visit to the Breland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Breland Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Breland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Breland Cemetery

Lat:   31.0560°   (31° 3' 21")

Lon:   -88.9775°   (-88° 58' 39")

The Breland Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.

The county seat for Perry County is located in New Augusta. New Augusta lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Breland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Breland Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Breland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Herring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Herring Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Riley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riley Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Hinton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hinton Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Howard - Breland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard - Breland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard - Breland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard - Breland Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Mixon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mixon Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • New York Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New York Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New York Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweetwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Fairley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairley Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Belton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belton Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • New Augusta Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Augusta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Augusta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Augusta Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • McLain Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLain Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Carter Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Fairley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairley Cemetery is located in Stone County
    • Cochran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cochran Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Leaf Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leaf Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • McLain Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLain Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Lott Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lott Cemetery is located in Perry County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Breland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Breland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beaumont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Beaumont is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • McLain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
    • McLain is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • New Augusta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
    • New Augusta is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <5>
  • Wingate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Wingate is located in Perry County
  • Wiggins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
    • Wiggins is located in Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <5>
  • McLaurin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
  • Carnes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
  • Bexley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bexley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Bexley is located in George County
  • Richton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Goodluck
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
  • Avera
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Avera is located in Greene County
  • Lucedale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
    • Lucedale is located in George County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <5>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • McHenry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
    • Leakesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
      • Leakesville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <5>
    • Purvis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
      • Purvis is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
    • Smith Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
      • Smith Town is located in Stone County
    • Petal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
      • Petal is located in Forrest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
    • Hattiesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Howison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
      • Howison is located in Harrison County
    • Clark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Greene County
    • Carson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County
    • Lumberton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
    • Mulberry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mulberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
    • West Hattiesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
    • Ovett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
      • Ovett is located in Jones County
    • Wells Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Breland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Breland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Breland Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Breland Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #704597  (Breland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #704597 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Taylor Hill
    • County: Perry         Elev: 92
    • Location given for GNIS #704597 (Breland Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Breland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0560, Longitude: -88.9775       In this case, the coordinates for the Breland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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